People’s Choice – Coast Guard Photo Contest, Round 3
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Written by: LT Connie Braesch
We are entering week three of the People’s Choice award for this year’s Coast Guard Photo Contest.
Here is the third set of photos…
MIAMI, FL. - AST3 Dustin Bernatovich, a rescue swimmer, is hoisted down to a Coast Guard small boat. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by AMT1 Aaron Nachlas)
Winchester Bay, Oregon – Guardians from Station Umpqua River conducting surf training onboard a Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Life Boat. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by SN David Weydert)
San Francisco, CA. - An H-65C Dolphin conducts a fly-by near Golden Gate Bridge in memory of the crew from CG-6505. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by LT Matt Udkow)
ARCTIC OCEAN - Frost forms on the Coast Guard Cutter Healy as the ship operates in the western portion of the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Patrick Kelley)
ARCTIC OCEAN - Polar bear cub waking after being sedated by researchers studying bears on the ice in the Northern Arctic, Oct. 5, 2009. The CGC Polar Sea, homeported in Seattle, is transporting the scientist to the far north. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PO3 Pamela J. Manns)
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To whom it may concern, Im proud of all the efforts you have exhibited in helping the Haiti people. I give you a salute from our family! Please pass the word on to all coast gaurd members Im proud of them. thankyou, the wife and child of armed forces.
Love the Polar Bear and the one from Oregon…boat in surf. My father, who has passed away, spent 30 years in the USCG, mostly in the Great Lakes region, and was a soldier in Guadal Canal during WWII. Love the USCG!
Great photos!
What a great photo of our gallant Coast Guard in action!The boat “soaring” through the waves is amazing!
Great Pictures all around.
The US Coast Guard Rocks!
God Bless You All.
Thanks for being there!
Amazing what a 47 can do, water over top, ride the waves, great photo capturing its strength!